---
title: preventsCapture
framework: avfoundation
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: avfoundation/avsamplebufferdisplaylayer/preventscapture
---

# preventsCapture

A Boolean value that indicates whether the layer protects against screen capture.

## Declaration

```swift
var preventsCapture: Bool { get set }
```

## See Also

### Protecting content

- [isOutputObscuredDueToInsufficientExternalProtection](avfoundation/avsamplebufferdisplaylayer/isoutputobscuredduetoinsufficientexternalprotection.md)